Personal Connection...

I am not sure how much more personal I can get with my inquiry project. The physical and emotional connection to dealing with pain during labor and delivery is going to be very personal in about 10 weeks. I do not think that a school project I have had to complete has come at a better time or fit into my life better than this inquiry project. I have learned so much that directly relates to me and my life at the present time. I guess that is the goal of an inquiry project in itself!! I love to learn and continue to do so daily, but this really made me aware of the process I take when learning. I believe I have a much better understanding of each step of the inquiry process. By actually doing and then reflecting on the process, I have been able to see where mistakes have been made in the past. The aspect of reflection on learning is much more important to me now. I hope to take what I have learned from completing this project and apply it not only to my personal life, but also within my classroom. Students needs to spend more time reflecting on the learning they do. If the learning is inquiry based, they will be much more apt to do this because of their personal connection with the topic. In the Blue Book, Callison states that "the learner who masters self-reflection becomes more likely to be not only a true independent learner, but also one who can help others master the Information Inquiry interactions." I hope to assist my students at both information inquiry and the reflection process.